MODULE 2 Terminations

Question 1

-algia

Answer 1

pain (in)

[for any termination indicating pain in a body part, English requires the preposition “in” to indicate that body part]

Question 2

-cele

Answer 2

protrusion from (an organ or other structure);
protrusion filled with (a substance)

Question 3

-ectome

Answer 3

instrument used to excise (to cut out)

Question 4

-ectomize

Answer 4

to excise; to cut out; to remove

Question 5

-ectomy

Answer 5

excision; surgical removal

Question 6

-gram

Answer 6

a record

Question 7

-graph

Answer 7

instrument used to record

Question 8

-graphy

Answer 8

a recording

Question 9

-logist

Answer 9

a specialist in the study (of a subject)

Question 10

-logical

Answer 10

pertaining to the study (of a subject)

Question 11

-logy

Answer 11

study (of a subject)

Question 12

-megaly

Answer 12

enlargement (of an organ or structure)

Question 13

-meter

Answer 13

instrument used to measure

Question 14

-metry

Answer 14

measurement (of an organ, structure, function, characteristic, etc)

Question 15

-ostomy

Answer 15

creation of a passage into (an organ or structure); creation of a passage between (organ or structure X) and (organ or structure Y)

Question 16

-pathic

Answer 16

pertaining to disease; diseased

Question 17

-pathy

Answer 17

disease

Question 18

-plasty

Answer 18

surgical repair

Question 19

-scope

Answer 19

instrument used to make a visual examination

[on rare occasion the instrument does not refer to visual examination but to examination by other means]

Question 20

-scopy

Answer 20

visual examination

Question 21

-tome

Answer 21

instrument used to cut (into)

Question 22

-tomy

Answer 22

incision (in, or into)